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Euphoric song at beginning of film


Whats that song on donkey punch its quite near the begining of the film its sorta euphoria with a female vocalist that sounds like alison goldfrapp and the chorus i think goes, i remember?

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It's called "Heartbeats". I believe it's a cover of a Jose Gonzalez song. Well, I heard it first by him. Anyway, check it out on Youtube. His version is much more downbeat and soft but still euphoric.

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Actually it's the other way around. Gonzo covered it with characteristic aplomb and it's originally by a Swedish band called The Knife. I think it was on their self-titled debut album of c. 2001.

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It's a remix of "Heartbeats", off the Knife's second album "Deep Cuts". Their first self titled debut was a while before that and it didn't take off even after the fuzz over "Silent Shout" was in full swing.

The soundtrack here in general was pretty bloody good, and i guess that has a lot to do with the funding for the film coming from a subsidiary of Warp records. What was pleasantly surprising was the fact it didn't turn out to simply be a Warp showcase, which could have easily been the case. I did expect some Aphex Twin lurking around somewhere....

"Think of all this production value! With BALLS on it!"

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Thanks for the clarification. Let me add that Deep Cuts was released in 2003. Also thanks for the Warp info. which I had no idea about.

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